Praying BIG prayers

Let's pray BIG prayers! Prayers that scare us and shape history. Prayers that require faith and please God. Prayers that match our inability with God's omnipotence. Let's pray believing that our prayers spoke in agreement with God's Word and by faith are heard by the Creator and Master Architect of Life.

Prayer focus for Day 11 of 21 days of fasting and prayer:

Pray for:

• God's favor, blessing, protection, and provision over all ministries and para-church organizations that serve the community and the needy.
• strength over those who serve our neighbors and communities and for sustained passion and vision to continue to impact our communities.
• boldness and focus for all ministry leaders and volunteers to serve the community and needy, not out of social justice, but to share and show the message of the Gospel, and that they would be willing to speak up and present those they serve with the great message of salvation through Jesus,
• financial blessing over all these service-oriented ministries that present Christ during this challenging economic season,
• NEW ministries and organizations and efforts to be initiated in 2010 with the purpose of serving people and meeting needs to show and share God's love and the message of Jesus to a world desperately in need,
• Hagerstown Convoy of Hope and that we'll reach many thousands more people, have sufficient funding, and tons of volunteers to reach broken, hurting people in this surrounding region. Also, remember those in Convoy (and other organizations) serving in Haiti right now- for safety, boldness, strength, and provisions. Sign up to help on Facebook here.

A few passages of Scripture to meditate on today as we pray for the service of the Church and all Jesus-followers to SHINE in 2010:

• 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV) Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Luke 4:16-19, especially: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
• 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, especially: "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."